I'm not a big fan of galleries full of pretty digitally enhanced pictures, so instead here's something a bit different. Instead of climbing porn here's a selection of my snaps, with each image coming along with a few words, which is often all you need to turn a crap photo into a classic.

Patagonian Tree Woman

Troll River

The Vicar

Tangerine Trip Storm

Topping Out _ Almost

Paul Tat

Storm On The Sheild

Rescue on El Cap

Mark Ryle on the Dru Couloir

Ian Parnell cleaning gear on the Lafaille route, Peti Dru

Fallout

Ian Parnell On Longs Peakd In Winter